Can We Simply Switch Off Disease?
We are all aware of inheriting physical characteristics, allergic conditions and even the propensity to develop similar illnesses to our parents, but how many of us realise that those genetic traits can be switched off? Epigenetics literally means the ‘control above genetics’ and it is one of the most exciting and promising frontiers of modern scientific research. The adage of nature (genetic makeup) versus nurture (human behaviour) assumes that only one side of the argument